Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday, May 26

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Friday: TENNIS French Open Draw for the French Open takes place FRANCE - French federation president Bernard Giudicelli hosts the draw ceremony at Roland Garros. (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/DRAW (TV), by Julien Pretot, 300 words) Nadal the favourite but holder Djokovic finding form PARIS - Rafael Nadal starts as favourite for a 10th singles title at Roland Garros, while holder Novak Djokovic is beginning to find some form and the likes of rising German Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem lead a new generation of big hitters. We preview the men's singles tournament. (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/MEN (PREVIEW), by Martyn Herman, 500 words) We'll also have a preview of the women's tournament (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/WOMEN (PREVIEW), by Julien Pretot, 600 words) plus penpix of the top six men and women (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/PENPIX) and a list of previous champions (TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/CHAMPIONS) ATP Tour: Lyon Open Top seed Milos Raonic faces Tomas Berdych in the semi-finals of the Lyon Open, while second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga faces Nikoloz Basilashvili with all the players completing their French Open preparations. (TENNIS-MEN/LYON, expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, 300 words) We will also monitor TENNIS-MEN/GENEVA on merit. WTA Tour: Nueremberg Cup Bertens faces Doi for place in the final NUEREMBERG - Top seed Kiki Bertens plays Japan's Misaki Doi for a place in the Nueremberg final as the Dutchwoman looks to continue her winning run on clay after reaching the semi-finals in Rome last week. (TENNIS-WOMEN/NUREMBERG, by Karolos Grohmann, 300 words) SOCCER Chelsea manager Conte holds news conference LONDON - Chelsea manager Antonio Conte holds a news conference ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final against Arsenal at Wembley when his Premier League champions try to complete the domestic double. (SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE/CONTE, expect after 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Martyn Herman, 400 words) Spurs face Hong Kong Kitchee SC in friendly HONG KONG - English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur plays Hong Kong Kitchee soccer Club in a friendly match. (SOCCER-TOUR-KIT-TOT/ (PIX, TV), 300 words) We will bring you the latest news on managerial changes and player transfers from Europe's top clubs. (SOCCER-COUNTRY-TEAM/) MOTOR RACING Interview with Red Bull F1 team principal Horner MONACO - Ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix we interview Red Bull principal Christian Horner, whose team are third in the Formula One championship and qualified on pole position in the showcase race last year with Daniel Ricciardo. (MOTOR-F1-MONACO/REDBULL-HORNER, expect by 1800 GMT/10 AM ET, by Alan Baldwin, 600 words) Friday is a rest day in Monaco but we will have stories from around the paddock. INDY 500 Drivers last chance to fine tune setups ahead of Indy 500 INDIANAPOLIS – It is Carb Day at the Brickyard as drivers get their last chance to test their cars and setups prior to Sunday's 101st Indy 500. (MOTOR-INDY-INDY500/ (PIX), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Steve Keating, 400 words) GOLF BMW PGA Championship Stenson has fellow Swede Carlsson in his sights VIRGINIA WATER, England - Unheralded Swede Johan Carlsson leads the way on six-under 66 going into the second round of the European Tour's flagship event at Wentworth. British Open champion Henrik Stenson, his fellow countryman, is handily placed in joint fifth position on 68. (GOLF-EUROPEAN/ (PIX), expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Tony Jimenez, 500 words) PGA Tour: Dean & DeLuca Invitational, Fort Worth (to 28) Big names lurk after first round at Colonial Several big names are poised to challenge for the lead heading into the second round at Colonial Country Club, where Americans Kelly Kraft, J.T. Poston and Derek Fathauer lead on five-under 65, one stroke ahead of a group including Spaniard Jon Rahm and Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell, with American Phil Mickelson two off the pace. (GOLF-FTWORTH/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, 350 words) LPGA Tour: Volvik Championship, Michigan (to 28) Hsu and Lewis lead by one in Ann Arbor Taiwan's Hsu Wei-ling and American Stacy Lewis take a one-shot lead over Nelly Korda into the second round at Ann Arbor, Michigan, where twice major winner Suzann Pettersen on Norway is among a pack of five golfers a further shot off the pace. (GOLF-WOMEN/, expect by 0030 GMT/8:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 350 words) CYCLING Giro d'Italia (to 28) Dumoulin favourite to win Giro after fending off Quintana Dutchman Tom Dumoulin leads by 31 seconds and looks to be favourite to win the Giro after repelling some desperate attacks by closest rival Nairo Quintana of Colombia to cross the line in the same time with two days of climbing left. (CYCLING-GIRO/ (TV), expect by 1800 GMT/2 PM ET, 300 words) RUGBY Auckland Blues v Waikato Chiefs, Auckland (0735) Queensland Reds v Western Force, Brisbane (0945) Messam back as Chiefs look to keep heat on Crusaders All Blacks loose forward Liam Messam returns for the Chiefs, who will hope for a bonus-point win at Eden Park to keep the pressure on the New Zealand conference-leading Crusaders (RUGBY-UNION-SUPER/BLUES, expect by 0900 GMT / 5 AM ET, 300 words) We will also run highlights (RUGBY UNION-SUPER/HIGHLIGHTS) with brief updates on each match of the round. ATHLETICS Prefontaine Classic Diamond League athletics meeting Dibaba chases sister's world record EUGENE, Oregon - Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba seeks to add women's 5,000 metres world record held by older sister Tirunesh to her record collection on the first day of the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting. (ATHLETICS-DIAMOND/EUGENE (PIX, TV), expect by 0500 GMT/1 AM ET, by Gene Cherry, 400 words) (Asia desk editor: Greg Stutchbury)